15/07/2021
Lighting Adventures in Wonderland
We tumble down a deep hole with Alice and meet the characters in a story that needs no introduction. Along the way, we've noticed a few details that escaped us on a first reading…
Tag: #whatinspiresme
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24/06/2021
Restoring the church of San Giovannello in Marsala: a tale of family ties and lighting design
A 15th-century church destroyed by WWII bombs, and a family of architects who passed on the task of restoring it from generation to generation. A wound in the urban landscape healed and given back to the city with the help of lighting design: a testimony to history and family values.
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27/05/2021
The Hypogeum of Santa Maria in Stelle – Lucearchitettura talks about the project
We take a closer look at the lighting project for the architectural site near Verona with lighting designers Cinzia Todeschini and Lorella Marconi.
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13/05/2021
Illuminating places of worship – Interiors
In the second part of our visit to places of worship, we walk along the aisles of the churches, pausing to take in the ceiling vaults, the frescoes and the high altar, and to observe the light that vitalises the spiritual atmosphere from the inside.
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29/04/2021
Illuminating places of worship – Exteriors
To set foot in place of worship is to find oneself catapulted into a reflective dimension far removed from everyday life. What role does light play in creating this august atmosphere? In this first part, we focus on exteriors, passing from the parvis, or church courtyard, to the facade, and looking up towards the bell tower.
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15/04/2021
Interview with Emeric Thiénot, Lumesens, Paris
The House of Joseph Perrier, a historic company in the Champagne tradition, has undergone a renovation and expansion. We talked with Emeric Thiénot, the lighting designer responsible for the lighting concept, about it.
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01/04/2021
Komorebi and the emotional potential of an optical accessory
We asked creative people, photographers and video producers to take inspiration from the light projections created by the Ginko 3.0 projector fitted with a shadow-effect filter. The result is a photo feature full of imaginative tales of light and shade, #komorebilandl.
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18/02/2021
Illuminated cities – Squares, stations and parks. Light at the service of public places
In the previous instalment, we followed a flâneur as he wandered around a modern-day metropolis observing the relationship between light and urban design. We continue our walk with him now.
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04/02/2021
Illuminated cities – Urban light amid identity and Instagrammability
The urban fabric is often the perfect backdrop for social medial photos. We reflect on the role of lighting in a city's Instagrammability from dusk till deep into the night.
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21/01/2021
An underwater world: the styles, strokes and techniques of using light underwater
In the pool, light takes on different roles and forms depending on the activities taking place there. Some swimming pools are the natural habitats of athletes, others are hangouts for cocktails and parties, and yet others are filled with thermal waters and are places for treatment and relaxation.
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17/12/2020
The illuminated store - The products on display
In the second part of our shopping tour, we’re focusing on display details and the colour values of light.
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15/12/2020
If life is a series of steps ... Fifteen ways to light them
Even if stairs sometimes give us a few headaches, we shouldn’t be tempted by the lift! Here, we have assembled lighting examples taken from the case studies we have collected over the years, so that they can serve as an inspiration when you’re working on an uphill task :)
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03/12/2020
The illuminated store - The perception of light
The soundtrack to 2020 has been our doorbell rung by the express courier with a parcel for us. Shut away inside our homes, some of us have dismantled and reassembled furniture, others have become expert bakers, and many of us have given vent to our needs and wishes by clicking “add to cart” and “proceed to checkout”. But it goes without saying that the feeling of entering a real store, the so-called shopping experience, is something completely different.
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19/11/2020
Garden greenery – Colour, light and the colour of light
In this third step, we concentrate first on the variable of colour: the colour of the finishes on lighting fixtures for landscape lighting, and which colour of light is best suited to foliage – cool white, warm white or coloured?
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05/11/2020
Garden greenery – Illuminating tree trunks and other elements
In this second part of our walk in nature, we’ll look at lighting other parts of a garden: tree trunks, smaller plants and flowerbeds.
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22/10/2020
Garden greenery – Illuminating the foliage on trees
Never have parks and gardens been as important as they are in these historic times. After the weeks of #stayathome due to the coronavirus crisis, walks in nature were the first step towards a slow return to normality for many of us. That is why we have chosen to start the new L&L blog section here, with a tribute to nature, which is so important to us.
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21/10/2020
Is this a canopy? – an Italian mystery story
There was once a winery in Cerignola, on the Strada Statale 16, a state road that – just imagine – runs all the way from Padua in the north of Italy to Otranto way down south in the province of Lecce. In fact, it’s the longest road in the Italian network...
